RPT-Prosecutors: Suspected murder of German politician probably had far-right motive

German prosecutors believe there was a far-right background to the suspected murder of a prominent local politician known for his pro-migrant views, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor's office said on Monday.

Walter Luebcke, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, was found dead of a gunshot wound at his home earlier this month. "Based on the current state of investigations, we assume that there is a right-wing extremist background to this act," the spokesman said.